Marvin Riley, 33, a native of New Jersey, received his undergraduate mechanical engineering degree from University of Michigan and earned his MBA in 2012 from UCLA. He has been a Honda Performance Development associate the past decade.

The series has raced on American Racer tires for several years, but the decision was made to go in a new direction in 2015. The series has also confirmed that unlike in 2014, all URC events on the schedule will be full point races.

“We would not be where we are and have the opportunities we have today without nearly 40 years of helping our customers win races off road and on the track,” said Alan Cerwick, President of VP Racing Fuels.